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Illmaculate, minutes before deciding to leave the Blue Monk without performing, in protest to police presence at the event. Illmaculate was the final performer in a line up of three hip hop artists featured at the Blue Monk Saturday night, but he left the venue, refusing to perform after more than a dozen police officers showed up. Portland Police closed off the street and cut off access to the club, which they said was over capacity.
(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian)

NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect a correction, appended at the end.

Good morning Southeast and Southwest Portlanders! Happy Monday!

Start your day with a roundup of news relevant to the southern quadrants:

Portland rapper and hip hop artist Illmaculate left a show in Southeast Portland without performing Saturday night after police blocked off the streets and limited access to the concert. Police say officers showed up because the Fire Marshall called for assistance due to overcrowding. Illmaculate said he was protesting "the treatment that hip hop artists get." He later Tweeted:

I will not perform in this city as long as the blatant targeting of black culture and minorities congregating is acceptable common practice.

Starting Monday, five TriMet bus lines (the 4, 8, 15, 33 and 75) will be part of an experiment with talking buses to alert distracted pedestrians, Joseph Rose reports. The Federal Transit Administration is using Portland as a test market for emerging technologies.

That's all for now! Do you know someone really interesting? Heard about or seen a new business in your neighborhood? Have an issue you'd like to see addressed? Please email me! I'm always looking for story ideas. You can also follow and interact with me on Twitter at @SEPDXreporter and @SWPDXreporter.

-- Melissa BinderCORRECTION: The Portland Police Bureau notified officials with the
Oregon Liquor Control
Commission about the situation at the Blue Monk on Saturday, but OLCC
personnel were not present. An earlier version of this post contained
incorrect information.